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Kristen Stewart 'so angry Hollywood has gone backwards' for women after MeToo boost
- On Nov. 4, 2025, Kristen Stewart delivered an impassioned keynote at the Academy Women's Luncheon in Los Angeles, declaring `Our business is in a state of emergency, man.`
- Following the post-#MeToo moment, Celluloid Ceiling found 11 of the top 100 grossing films of 2024 were directed by women, down from 16 in 2020, and women made up 24% of key roles on top 250 movies, according to San Diego State University’s Center for the Study of Women in Television & Film.
- Speaking bluntly, Kristen Stewart said `But I can eat this podium with a fork and fucking knife.` to describe 'the violence of silencing' and 'bare-knuckle brawling,' adding she was in a severe state of PMS.
- The audience, which included Sarah Paulson, Julia Louis-Dreyfuss, Tessa Thompson, Zoe Deutch, Claire Foy and Kate Hudson, gave Kristen Stewart a standing ovation with Paulson first to stand.
- As Stewart readies her directorial debut next month, The Chronology of Water, new films by Chloé Zhao, Kathryn Bigelow and Mona Fastvold compete in the Oscars race, though best director remains majority male.
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'I'm so angry': Kristen Stewart gives rousing speech on Hollywood's post-#MeToo 'backsliding'
The Oscar-nominated actor and 'Chronology of Water' director delivered a raw keynote address at the film academy's annual women's luncheon on the 'state of emergency' in Hollywood.
·Los Angeles, United States
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Once »Twilight« star, soon as a director in the cinema – and again and again critic of the Hollywood system: Kristen Stewart called the situation "devastationing" for filmmakers in an angry speech to colleagues.
·Germany
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Kristen Stewart is “So Angry” About Lack of Progress for Female Filmmakers: “Our Business is in a State of Emergency”
The Oscar nominated actress, ‘Chronology of Water’ filmmaker and longtime Chanel muse delivered a fiery keynote address at the Academy’s Women’s Luncheon presented by the famed fashion house.
·Los Angeles, United States
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